Aoun “extremely immoral” says Fatfat

Future bloc MP Ahmad Fatfat said in remarks published on Tuesday that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun has become “extremely immoral” following the latter’s statement on slain former Premier Rafik Hariri.

On Sunday, Aoun slammed those who said that Hariri’s assassination freed Lebanon from Syria, adding that it seemed they have forgotten that the “decision to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty was made at the end of 2003 and not on March 14, 2005 or February 14, 2005.” (more…)

Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in western China

An 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China in the latest such protest against Beijing’s handling of its vast Tibetan regions, an overseas rights group said Sunday.

Free Tibet said in a statement that the nun set herself ablaze Saturday (more…)

Just Another Day in Lebanon

“What a joke,” I heard someone snort at a nearby table. “As if Lebanon were truly independent…”

South Sudan formally declares independence

South Sudan has hoisted its national flag just minutes after declaring independence and becoming the world’s newest sovereign state to wild applause, tears and song.

“We shall never, never surrender,” the crowd chanted, as people whistled and wiped tears from their eyes. (more…)

One Lebanese soldier killed near Syrian border

A Lebanese military intelligence operative was killed in a drive-by shooting near the Syrian border on Monday, a security official said, as the country celebrated its 67th Independence Day. (more…)

66th Anniversary Of The End Of The French Mandate

By Ghassan Karam
The 22nd of November, 1943 is a bitter sweet occasion for all Lebanese, or at least it ought to be. It was 66 years ago today that Lebanon won officially its independence.